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64GB version of the HTC One lands in the UK

http://www.itproportal.com/2013/05/25/64gb-version-htc-one-lands-uk/

TRiBaL1981 said:
http://www.itproportal.com/2013/05/25/64gb-version-htc-one-lands-uk/
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Wow! Thats one hefty price tag!
Glad i got the 32Gb now instead of waiting for this and paying a ridiculous price!

Oh god that's too much 720£ for 64gb, glad I bought my the developer edition for 650$. It's like stealing the money, hope its not true.
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Outrageous price and good luck to them trying to shift many units at that price.
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shree.cse said:
Oh god that's too much 720£ for 64gb, glad I bought my the developer edition for 650$. It's like stealing the money, hope its not true.
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But the dev ed is American right? Will it pick up 4G in the UK? The US use different frequencies. Is it a hardware limitation or can updating the radio fix it to work in the UK?

shree.cse said:
Oh god that's too much 720£ for 64gb, glad I bought my the developer edition for 650$. It's like stealing the money, hope its not true.
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We are lucky bro

WOW i bought my 64GB (LTE) for $786AUD that is a rip off for the UK.

icanttinkofaname said:
But the dev ed is American right? Will it pick up 4G in the UK? The US use different frequencies. Is it a hardware limitation or can updating the radio fix it to work in the UK?
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I'm not sure of the 4g frequencies, afaik if they are different we can't update with any radio as it was related to hardware.
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icanttinkofaname said:
But the dev ed is American right? Will it pick up 4G in the UK? The US use different frequencies. Is it a hardware limitation or can updating the radio fix it to work in the UK?
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The UK version has different LTE bands to the USA. So the 64GB Dev edition will not work on 4G(LTE) in the UK.

mahesh_9j said:
We are lucky bro
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You're right bro, we're lucky! But only thing bothering me was the warranty.
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shree.cse said:
You're right bro, we're lucky! But only thing bothering me was the warranty.
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I don't think we'll have to visit service center in future cos..I know how you handle your device and I know my way
Thanks,

Yeah, never got any problems with my one x, that's the reason I bought a device from us.
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The USA Warranty is 12 months
The UK Warranty is 24 months
As for LTE and HSPA+, can anyone confirm if the hardware in the phone is different?

mahesh_9j said:
I don't think we'll have to visit service center in future cos..I know how you handle your device and I know my way
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may i ask how did you get us developer edition, i am looking to buy it in UK

dryspuri said:
may i ask how did you get us developer edition, i am looking to buy it in UK
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Hi, I got it from USA with the help of my friend who lives there.
Thanks

A bit more information on purchasing from the USA and supported networks in the UK....
A friend of mine is the chief technical officer of a VERY large mobile operator
I asked him about the HTC One and supported networks.....he went into an insane amount of detail, but here is the summary
Looking at this USA website
http://www0-shopamerica.htc.com/cell-phones/productdetail.htm?prId=41599
It says this
HSPA/WCDMA: 850/1900/2100 MHz
GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
LTE: 700/850/AWS/1900 MHz (US)
HSPA/WCDMA is basically 3G and will work in UK and Europe with those Mhz
GSM/GPRS/EDGE is just old 2G and will work
LTE - this is where we suffer, as Most of Europe including the UK uses 1800 LTE
So basically, if you buy a phone from the USA, you'll get 3G working no problem, but LTE wont work at all because the UK use 1800 and USA HTC ONE doesn't support it.
If you look at the one here
http://www.mobicity.co.uk/htc-one-64gb.html
You'll see it supports LTE 1800, so that will work in the UK with these new super fast speeds
For me, 3G is fine, so i'm going to go for the USA edition and get a friend to bring me one (when black is available)
But for others the 4G/LTE speeds are a deal breaker
He also said the phone should support HSPA+ as its such a new high end device.
But he said he would have to double check it first (but was pretty confident)

HTC One 4G LTE 64GB ... how much ??
I face the very same problem
I want the developer edition too - I'm just waiting for someone to courier it back from the US for me
Its not worth getting the HTC One 64GB from MobiCity at that price - its actually gone down to £670 now as they must not be moving any of the units
if they knock off another £50-£100 I'd consider it.
The problem in the UK is they just turn a dollar sign $ into a £ sign
HTC One 4G LTE 64GB = £671.99
HTC One Dev Edition 64GB = $649.99
and LTE is only available one network here so it wont be beneficial to me till the end of the year

unque1 said:
I face the very same problem
I want the developer edition too - I'm just waiting for someone to courier it back from the US for me
Its not worth getting the HTC One 64GB from MobiCity at that price - its actually gone down to £670 now as they must not be moving any of the units
if they knock off another £50-£100 I'd consider it.
The problem in the UK is they just turn a dollar sign $ into a £ sign
HTC One 4G LTE 64GB = £671.99
HTC One Dev Edition 64GB = $649.99
and LTE is only available one network here so it wont be beneficial to me till the end of the year
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Are you getting black or silver?
I can't find a black one anywhere

m.r.davies said:
Are you getting black or silver?
I can't find a black one anywhere
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I'm a sucker for the silver
I think the black is cool though but knowing me ...and the fact that I wont use a case. It would hurt my feeling to scratch the black colored aluminium and see the metal coming through
I actually dont think they do a 64gb black dev edition
although I just realised that MobileCity
are pricing the two colours differently
so they actually havent dropped the price at all

I brought it in ringgit malaysia RM2559.00.
I dont know what the currency in uk.
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Two different assembly locations China & USA

Just noticed that my moto x ( Rogers) was assembled in China, not the USA. As I was able to unlock my bootloader, does thus mean that the China units have the non encrypted bootloader or is Motorola pulling the wool over our eyes.
Just food for thought
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I believe only motomaker devices are assembled in the USA.

I think they were all assembled here in the USA. They just put a China plate on it......
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Assembled only means the parts are put together not manufactured AFAIK. Is yours a motomaker? Or stock AT&T or Verizon?
So if I understand correctly, moto x are assembled in China except motomaker.
What I have read is the moto x was assembled in the US, Motorola has made a huge deal about that fact.
I also assume the firmware is flashed during Assembly, this being said, I would assume the chinese version have a non encrypted bootloader and this is why I was able to unlock my bootloader.
I'm not a developer but the fxz firmware , do they have any files pertaining to the bootloader?
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Pretty sure all Rogers Moto X are assembled in China. I have a flawless sample, no complaints!
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scorpion667 said:
Pretty sure all Rogers Moto X are assembled in China. I have a flawless sample, no complaints!
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Same with mine build quality is probably higher in China than the us due to the fact they do it all the time. The bootloader is my question
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Rogers Moto X bootloader unlock is supported by Motorola and Rogers. It has nothing to do with where the phone was assembled IMHO. Even Sprint and US Cellular Moto X can be bootloader unlocked and so will be T-Mobile Moto X.
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/87215

I got a stock AT&T (not motomaker) and it says assembled in USA on it.
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munchy_cool said:
Rogers Moto X bootloader unlock is supported by Motorola and Rogers. It has nothing to do with where the phone was assembled IMHO. Even Sprint and US Cellular Moto X can be bootloader unlocked and so will be T-Mobile Moto X.
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/87215
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The sprint & US cellular models are CDMA variant of the moto x afraik
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flashallthetime said:
The sprint & US cellular models are CDMA variant of the moto x afraik
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you are correct but my point was that unlocking BL has nothing to do with where the phone was made or assembled. it's upto the carrier.

munchy_cool said:
you are correct but my point was that unlocking BL has nothing to do with where the phone was made or assembled. it's upto the carrier.
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That I understand but it was a idea I throughout there
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Yeah I read that the China units are for the rest of the world... Just for the stock varieties, it seems strange that that includes Canada...
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trueCrusader said:
Yeah I read that the China units are for the rest of the world... Just for the stock varieties, it seems strange that that includes Canada...
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How so? Moto maker isn't available in Canada, so why would we get US assembled devices? We do have the Queen on our money after all.

thedosbox said:
How so? Moto maker isn't available in Canada, so why would we get US assembled devices? We do have the Queen on our money after all.
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Also our money is plastic now
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Have an at&t model says made in USA
Non moto maker model btw
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I have a non-custom VZW black Moto X and it has "DESIGNED & ASSEMBLED IN THE USA" on it.

So I looks as though all american carriers are caring the US assembled model and all other countries are receiving the made in China variant
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Moto G now available direct from Motorola, shipping Dec. 2

Global and U.S. versions selling for $179-199 SIM-free
A little earlier than expected, Motorola's entry-level Moto G is now available to purchase directly from the manufacturer's U.S.-based website. The 4.5-inch Android 4.3 handset is available for $179 (8GB) or $199 (16GB) SIM-free, with U.S. and global-optimized versions of both available. (Moto's site says both devices can roam globally, but the U.S. version is optimized for American networks, and vice-versa for the global model.) In the U.S. you'll be able to use the Moto G on T-Mobile or AT&T HSPA+, but there's no CDMA or 4G LTE support.
The Moto G is one of the most impressive budget handsets to pass across our desks this year. It sports a Moto X-like polycarbonate exterior, a 720p LCD display and a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 CPU. On the software side it's near-stock Android 4.3 Jelly Bean running the show, with a few Moto software tweaks.
Here's a snippet from our recent review of the Moto G:
"Depending on your perspective, the Moto G can be seen as a ridiculously cheap phone considering its quality, or a ridiculously good phone for its price. Either way, it’s a lesson to other manufacturers in how to make a good, cheap Android phone. The screen is the best you’ll find on a budget handset, the CPU, while by no means high-end, strikes a great balance of performance and energy efficiency, allowing the built-in battery to drive the device through a fully day of use with ease."
Moto G orders placed today on Motorola.com should start shipping from Dec. 2.
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http://www.androidcentral.com/moto-...ipping-dec-2?utm_source=ac&utm_medium=twitter
Order now
http://www.motorola.com/us/consumers/moto-g/moto-g-pdp-ways-to-buy.html

King p1n said:
http://www.androidcentral.com/moto-...ipping-dec-2?utm_source=ac&utm_medium=twitter
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Let's hope someone from the CM team has their order in already, we should have custom ROMs by Tuesday

Is it possible to place an order with an international card? (shipped to a U.S. Address)
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littleemp said:
Is it possible to place an order with an international card? (shipped to a U.S. Address)
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Most likely no harm in trying

i can't understand why they sell US and international devices while they only send within the states..

Just chat with their support, no international shipping, yet. too bad I was ready to burn some cash LOL

littleemp said:
Is it possible to place an order with an international card? (shipped to a U.S. Address)
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Would love to know this also!
(Not ready to make an order yet so I'm unable to give it a try)

Cannot pre-order a case.. That means you will need to make another order and pay for the shipping..

littleemp said:
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Bad news guys... Just had a chat with a CS rep and he confirms that you need a credit card issued by a US bank in order for them to process the order.
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littleemp said:
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If not Amazon will probably have this pretty soon after the Motorola release
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Global GSM Model: GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+ up to 21 Mbps (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
US GSM Model: GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+ up to 21 Mbps (850, 1700 (AWS), 1900 MHz)
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So it looks like the version with AWS 3G has *no* Europe/Asia 3G bands at all. Both support AT&T 3G.

I really hope this means the Moto G will become more readily available in the countries Motorola initially stated they would release the phone, as availability is rather poor here in Western Europe (only the 8GB model is available in only Germany and the UK).
I'm very glad for Americans interested in this phone, but I'm a bit annoyed by how Motorola is handling (or not handling, really) the release of the Moto G.

Nic said:
I really hope this means the Moto G will become more readily available in the countries Motorola initially stated they would release the phone, as availability is rather poor here in Western Europe (only the 8GB model is available in only Germany and the UK).
I'm very glad for Americans interested in this phone, but I'm a bit annoyed by how Motorola is handling (or not handling, really) the release of the Moto G.
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I'm importing the phone from Germany to Spain (Barcelona) via Amazon... You could have a look at it. It will arrive either this friday or next monday.
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I purchased two of the 16GB for the remaining two dumb phones on my family plan, hoping to switch to T-Mobile with these. I really hope the service in Southern California is good. However the receipt said they would ship Dec 9th, not Dec 2nd.

tyrexs said:
I'm importing the phone from Germany to Spain (Barcelona) via Amazon... You could have a look at it. It will arrive either this friday or next monday.
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How do you know (or just guessing?) it'll be friday/monday? My status on amazon.de is " Versand wird vorbereitet" since 25/11/2013 morning and "Voraussichtliches Lieferdatum: Derzeit liegt uns noch kein Datum vor. Wir benachrichtigen Sie per E-Mail, sobald uns das voraussichtliche Lieferdatum bekannt ist" - which means shipment is being processed but the date of shipment is still not known.

I bought it via amazon.es, but the moto g with the tag [importacion]. In the same page of amazon.es my transactions tells me the date. Unfortunately I don't know about amazon.de . If amazon in your country had the [impotation] tag you could give it a try!
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tyrexs said:
I'm importing the phone from Germany to Spain (Barcelona) via Amazon... You could have a look at it. It will arrive either this friday or next monday.
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Thanks for the tip tyrexs! I've pre-ordered the 16GB model a few days back from Amazon.co.uk, but sadly Amazon says it won't be available until December 12th. Amazon.fr gives availability as December 6th, and Amazon.de hasn't any availability indicator at all.

htcvividnoob said:
I purchased two of the 16GB for the remaining two dumb phones on my family plan, hoping to switch to T-Mobile with these. I really hope the service in Southern California is good. However the receipt said they would ship Dec 9th, not Dec 2nd.
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Service is quite good in socal. I left verizon for t mobile two months ago and it is possibly better than verizon in socal. When I was living in nor cal verizon was clearly better but in socal t mobile has very good coverage

The US variant doesn't ship until Dec 9th.

littleemp said:
Is it possible to place an order with an international card? (shipped to a U.S. Address)
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No go... I can confirm that I tried but the order was canceled not even 5 minutes after placing it. My debit card was issued abroad but has a us billing address and I have a forwarding address in the US. Crossing my fingers Amazon gets them soon or the price on ebay goes down. :crying:

Moto x unlock and use in Europe

Hi there guys, thinking of buying Moto X from States. Question would which carrier Moto X would be best for Europe and how easy is to unlock the sim? Any advice is very appreciated.
Thanks a lot in advance
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Depends if you want LTE or not. If you do get the AT&T model which has the most supported bands. You will have to purchase an unlock code, which shouldn't run you into to much money.
Or if you don't mind for LTE you can save the hassle by just buying the T-Mobile version which is SIM unlocked by default.
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I've got mine (att, proper unlocked) from eBay, üsd 399 altogether.. Asked seller to state 'used phone' on tracking papers (basically true!) to prevent taxes! Works great!

Is it easy to unlock one locked to AT&T network? Thanks
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Why not wait a week and buy the UK one? OK, might cost more but at least it'll work

EddyOS said:
Why not wait a week and buy the UK one? OK, might cost more but at least it'll work
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Buying an EU model certanly has advantages. I assume that it'll come with unlockable bootloader and without boatware. Besides all EU LTE bandwiths will be covered. That surely comes a point in the year or two when the LTE becomes widely spreaded among EU.
If the money is a major factor regarding decision, I'd opt for T-mobile. Less bloatware, unlockable bootloader, HSPDA bands and at least one useful LTE band.

I did go for AT&T as it has most bands and it was only £170 for mint condition on of eBay.
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N_Face said:
Is it easy to unlock one locked to AT&T network? Thanks
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Try the app from Google Play - "Unlock your Moto X", got unlocked from AT&T within like 20 minutes for the 10 euro or so (everybody else asking 15-25)
Just to warn you - do NOT buy Sprint's Moto X attracted by noticeably lower prices since it's a CDMA phone and it will not work in Europe!!

Where can I pre-order a factory unlocked Samsung Galaxy S5?

I tried searching everywhere, but all that are being sold are from contract carriers like AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile. Also, all search results that appear on Google are from the UK, not the USA.

BlazingSoul said:
I tried searching everywhere, but all that are being sold are from contract carriers like AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile. Also, all search results that appear on Google are from the UK, not the USA.
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+1. I want an unlocked 32GB fully compatible with AT&T
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I've seen some on ebay. What I'd like is a model matrix so I know them apart.

mk262 said:
I've seen some on ebay. What I'd like is a model matrix so I know them apart.
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Same here. I'm planning to get an unlocked version the moment they hit NY but I want to make sure it's fully compatible with AT&T LTE.
If someone has more info please post. Thanks

http://sam.factoryoutletstore.com/
I called customer service there and they said their devices are fully compatible with ATT and that includes LTE - unlocked phones can be bought right now for $799 - a bit more than you will pay if you wait for the official release. The only problem I see is that they don't tell you what model number beyond it being the SM G900 - They don't give the letter after the G900 -- and as we don't know how cross compatible the devices are going to be you run a big risk of buying a phone that won't have much dev support -
That is my take on it anyway - when I called and asked they said you could buy now and they ship immediately.
Good Luck -

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http://sam.factoryoutletstore.com/
I called customer service there and they said their devices are fully compatible with ATT and that includes LTE - unlocked phones can be bought right now for $799 - a bit more than you will pay if you wait for the official release. The only problem I see is that they don't tell you what model number beyond it being the SM G900 - They don't give the letter after the G900 -- and as we don't know how cross compatible the devices are going to be you run a big risk of buying a phone that won't have much dev support -
That is my take on it anyway - when I called and asked they said you could buy now and they ship immediately.
Good Luck -
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Honest question: What makes this better than this at $680?
Also, dev support? The intl version will have plenty of that...

mk262 said:
Honest question: What makes this better than this at $680?
Also, dev support? The intl version will have plenty of that...
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I never said it was better - but the difference between the two - is the link you sent is pre-order - shipping on April 11th - the link I sent - they say they have the phones in stock now and they will ship immediately. So I guess for anyone who doesn't want to wait - they can - but they will have to pay more. And like I said, they don't give the model numbers - might be 900f I really don't know

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I never said it was better - but the difference between the two - is the link you sent is pre-order - shipping on April 11th - the link I sent - they say they have the phones in stock now and they will ship immediately. So I guess for anyone who doesn't want to wait - they can - but they will have to pay more. And like I said, they don't give the model numbers - might be 900f I really don't know
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Anyone know where to get a 32GB unlocked version? (of course, not on ebay for ~$1100...)
Thanks!
Carlos

The international model WILL NOT get AT&T LTE. it's missing bands 2, 4, and 17. You will only get 3G (HSPA+)

MattMJB0188 said:
The international model WILL NOT get AT&T LTE. it's missing bands 2, 4, and 17. You will only get 3G (HSPA+)
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So does that mean that our only hope for an LTE compatible S5 is the AT&T version? I thought for previous galaxy models people were able to import unlocked models that were compatible with AT&T LTE. Has that changed?

tdx said:
So does that mean that our only hope for an LTE compatible S5 is the AT&T version? I thought for previous galaxy models people were able to import unlocked models that were compatible with AT&T LTE. Has that changed?
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I believe the T-Mobile version can get LTE if Sim unlocked.
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I believe the T-Mobile version can get LTE if Sim unlocked.
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Got it. But then it comes with T-Mo bloatware and my goal is to order a model with no carrier bloat. Ideally a Samsung-original LTE compatible version would be perfect but not sure if it exists.

Get the Vodafone one! I read it's compatible with AT&T, has little to no bloat, and can be unlocked from Vodafone's site. I still don't get why Samsung won't just give us an unlocked phone for the US though...
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Google Play edition smartphones and tablets are carrier unlocked and unbranded. So, wait for S5 Google edition.

hemander said:
Google Play edition smartphones and tablets are carrier unlocked and unbranded. So, wait for S5 Google edition.
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+1
I have no desire to wait for an unknown amount of time until its release though.
Rumor is it'll be on the play store when the phone is released on the 11th.
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